Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-09
AN HEIRESS IN A GARRETT.
Descendant of Noble Saxon Family Liv.
ing In Penury and Want.


ing In Perjury and Want.
DETROIT, MICH, Feb. 8.-The heiress
to fine estate Of a noble family of Sax.
cny, Germany, with several millions of
dollars, has been found in 3 garrett in
this city on the verge of starvation. Pro-
ceediugs to identify her as a direct heir
have been begun by Detroit lawyer. who
has been searching for her for months IN
behalf of the old folks at home. The Won
Steinman family IS one of the oldest
and most illustrious of SGxony. Their
fine estate, descended from generation to
generation, is situated on the borders of
Dresden, the capital of the province.
Years ago the noble Count Won Steinman,
a man of traditional ron will, had an only
son. The son was sent to Berlin to be
educated. While there, and about the
close of his collegiate years, he fell vic
tim to the charms OF very pretty, but
poor and ignoble shopkeeper's
daughter. They were married Sc
cretly and he repaired, fearful of
the result, to his Saxon home, to
ask forgiveness. The Count Won
Sueinman was enraged. He had fixed
upon noble wife for his son. 1t was the
same old story of the novels. The son
received q curse and was disinherited.
He returned to Berlin. emigrated with
his lovely tut lowly wife to America, and
5focated in Milwaukee, Wis. There he
prospered and died twelve or fourteen
years ago, worth $500, 600 His will made
his noble mother, for whom he always
felt the tenderest regard, the eXeCutrix of
his estate, which was bequeathed to his
only daughter, then beautiful little dark
haired, black-eyed girl eleven years old.
The result of the Widows CO respond
ence with the Countess Won Steinman
upon the death of her son, was that the
daughter left Milwaukee to make her
home with her grandmother in the castle
on the banks of the Ellie. The old Count
had died. She was royalty received and
entertained BETTING her rank. The
American girl soon tired of the conven-
tional and ceremonious life of the
mobility, and before three years
passed by fed to the sea-
coast one night and took passage
for America. Mother and daughter were
reunited in Milwaukee. Her descrip-
ton of the meeting was affecting in the |
extreme. Enough had been retained |
from the fathers fortune to support them
comfortably. The girl soon became |
surrounded with visitors. Her mother |
insisted on her marrying a German. She |
loved young Milwaukee painter, and |
the heiress of vast Saxon estates, the |
lovely daughter of the humble widow, be-
came Mrs. August Bartsh. Bartsh's |
merit seems to have existed chiefly in |
his good looks and pure blood. The |
mother died, the remainder of the small |
fortune was exhausted in idleness. and |
Bartsh lived afterwards on his wife's la
Dor over the washtub for their daily |
bread. Once she wrote to the Coun-
tess, her grandmother, who now lives
alone in the castle on the Elbe, for aid.
Twenty-Five dollars was retired, but |
since then the aged Countess has re-
NAMED silent. She was greatly enraged !
at her grandchild's flight. /
Christina followed her INDECENT nus
band to Detroit. Here he has worked |
some at his trade. the bloom has faded
from her cheeks, and the flash hiss left her
eye. They have lately been forced to sell
their furniture to supply the necesssries
of life, and to move into 8 veritable
garnet at 517 McDougal avenue, one of
the poorest sections of the city.
There, in response to call, a city physi-
clan found them to-day, sitting with q
board across their laps for a table, eating
bread and cheese. Another heir to the
house of Won Steinman will soon be
born. Efforts will be made to effect q
between Mrs. Bartsh and
the aged Countess, who lost trace of
them when they left Milwaukee.